LE

Yes that would be useful, its fine for guys to bleat on and say "Get the course book of your psi" but some units simply dont have them. The mod spent a fortune on Dii, its about time it got used for more than solitaire and email

LE

Not much better for them unless things have changed recently. They go directly or indirectly to their Coy / Sqn 2ic, who piles through booklets. But how do they know - outside the obvious STA & promotion cses - what courses are available to actually ask about? They don't. Can their Coy / Sqn 2ic search by date, rank or specialism? No.

IT has arrived, in that you can look at the course booklets as .pdfs. Not actually easier than the paper equivalent.

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This is exactly why the army has so many blokes with the time, quals and inclination for courses, keen to get on them, units keen for their guys to get on courses, and establishments wondering why everyone complains about them but never seem to turn up.

Great isn't it. Don't worry, your unit - like most TA units - would struggle with MTDs to send you on on a "nice to have" one anyway. Ho hum.

However, the best practical advice I can offer - go to your PSI / PSAO in a spare hour, ask nicely for the booklets and go through them yourself. Make a wishlist and give copies to your Tp Ldr, the Sqn Trg Offr and PSI. Mention it alot, and don't be afraid to pester. Even better speak to people at the trg establishment in question and learn as much as you can about it. You then have great answers to the inevitable questions "Whats it all about?", "Why should we send you?", and "How do we go about it?".

Bit of a tiresome process, but worth it in the end. Like good AT expeditions all the effort and persistence pays off if you're successful. I've known people get on parachuting courses, Italian mountaineering courses, go on attachment to random sister regiments abroad by doing the leg work, persuasion & being prepared to do a deal.

Those who never ask and put the effort it are likely to get the courses they need, and no more.

War Hero

Maybe I'm going to be at Castlemartin,maybe I already have a gucci underwater knife fighting course to go on, who knows

My question was really along the lines of 'now one has access to DII for JPA, if one were to have a spare hour sitting around in the Squadron office would it be possible to log on and look up courses oneself?'

"Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier" Dr Johnson.

Old-Salt

It would definitly be useful to have a course database because there are all sorts of course that my lads or myself could attend but never really hear much about them. Some brigades have course books on armynet but they never have the dates or there 2 years out of date. If I need to check the course book I have to pop into my TAC during the day and I hate having to bother my PSI to check the book.

Time is a waste of life, life is a waste of time, so get wasted all the time and you'll have the time of your life.

LE

It would definitly be useful to have a course database because there are all sorts of course that my lads or myself could attend but never really hear much about them. Some brigades have course books on armynet but they never have the dates or there 2 years out of date. If I need to check the course book I have to pop into my TAC during the day and I hate having to bother my PSI to check the book.

LE

It would definitly be useful to have a course database because there are all sorts of course that my lads or myself could attend but never really hear much about them. Some brigades have course books on armynet but they never have the dates or there 2 years out of date. If I need to check the course book I have to pop into my TAC during the day and I hate having to bother my PSI to check the book.

Generally they are, however I don't want to waste my PSI's time by asking for all the available courses for Feb next year, which is when my contract currently ends, only to find that it has been cut short / extended and I need to look at courses in Nov or March

msr

If your soldiers aren't coming off most weekends telling those who weren't there "shit mate, you dipped out" then time to cull your training team with prejudice.

Old-Salt

The answer to the person who asked about DII access for course info is that they are listed on a link to DIN2007-06-027 which takes you to the ARTDnet. Once there looking under Training tab and All Arms Course for 2007/08 is available. Unfortunately, for those without intranet connection the DIN is Restricted so you will not see it listed under DINs on ARMYNET.